Book briefs: Learn about using eBooks, laptops at library help sessions

News-Sentinel staff reports

Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 12:01 am

Writing contest, workshops

The Faculty Writer's Group at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast is sponsoring a writing contest to benefit Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art & Culture (TRIAAC).

To help contestants the writer's group will hold writing workshops Feb. 16 at Faith United Methodist Church, 207 E. DeWald St. Cost is $25. Participation in workshops is not required for entering the creative writing contest. Contest deadline is March 1.

Contest entry fee is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Download a contest entry form and a registration form for the creative writing workshops are available at the Spotlight tab on TRIAAC's website: http://triaac.org.

Writers lecture

Jean Bansemer, founder of the writing workforce company My Web Writers, will speak about the importance for writers to stay active in their careers during the Forester Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Huntington University, in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts, Huntington. Free admission.

Ease into eBooks

Owners of eReaders, tablets and smartphones and laptops who seek help downloading eBooks from the Allen County Public Library's website may attend an information session at 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Aboite branch library, 5630 Coventry Lane, and at 1 and 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at Tecumseh branch library, 1141 E. State Blvd.

Open laptop for adults

Adults may receive help with resumes, job searches, Facebook accounts and learning English through using Rosetta Stone with an open laptop lab 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays in February at Pontiac branch library, 2215 S. Hanna St.